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Las Vegas Leopard Frog

Lithobates fisheri

Classification

Order
Anura
Family
Ranidae

The Vegas Valley leopard frog (Lithobates fisheri), also known as the Las Vegas leopard frog, is an extinct species of frog. It once occurred in the Las Vegas Valley, as well as Tule Springs, Clark County, southern Nevada in the United States, at elevations between 370 and 760 m (1,210 and 2,490 ft). It was believed to be the only frog endemic to the United States to have become extinct in modern times.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 2